The Secret Christmas Library

The brand-new totally cosy and uplifting festive novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

By: Jenny Colgan

Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton

After Mirren Sutherland finds a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic, she is contacted by Jamie McPherson, who is hopeful she might be able to find another one - a book lost in his own house. He doesn't even know the name of it, only that it is so valuable it could potentially save the entire estate from ruin, and time is running out.

On arriving at Jamie's vast crumbling home in the highlands of Scotland (on the family train, no less), Mirren meets rival bookseller Theo Palliser, whose motives are not remotely honourable; and sets out on the quest.

Jamie's grandfather was a book collector, a philanthropist, a hoarder and a great lover of puzzles and treasure hunts - as the snow falls in the highlands, cutting off the outside world, the three of them, plus Maggie, the estate manager, do their best to uncover the last hope of the MacPherson clan before the year ends: following clues, discovering the secrets of the house and forming and breaking alliances in a race against time and the weather.

Caught between devastatingly attractive and immoral Theo, and the distracted and worried Jamie, will Mirren find the book ... and lose her heart?©2025 Jenny Colgan

Another winner

You really can’t go wrong with any of Jenny’s books. Just sink in and enjoy!

Very Much Enjoyed

Okay I ended up loving this book. The audiobook version narrated by the very able Eilidh Beaton. I love her narration of Jenny Colgan stories. This one is set in an old castle in the Scottish Highlands. It's the middle of winter and snow is all around. And Mirren and Theo are on it again hunting down a book. Theo is such a pain, how did Mirren ever see anything in him. Mirren is just lovely and I liked her gesture to Theo towards the end. The clues to the mystery were a bit hard for me to follow but I might have nodded off! Nicely paced story with big happenings towards the end. Deserves a re listen at some point.

A comforting Christmas romance

The perfect Christmas comfort listen! An escapist romance set in book-filled castle in Scotland.